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There are currently 14 Secure Children’s Homes across England and Wales providing placements for vulnerable young people aged 10 to 18. These homes deliver highly tailored care in environments that prioritise safety, wellbeing and therapeutic intervention, ensuring that each young person’s social, educational and health needs are met. Placements are made directly from the courts,

The Sunrise Canyon Behavioral Health Hospital and Diversion Center establishes a new model for compassionate, dignified mental health and crisis care in Lubbock, Texas. Developed by StarCare Specialty Health System, the State-designated Local Authority for mental health, intellectual disabilities, and substance use disorders, the project addresses limitations of existing facilities and redefines how mental health environments support recovery, autonomy, and community

Located in Al-Mahalla Governorate, Egypt, this project is part of a nationwide initiative to redefine mental healthcare infrastructure and challenge long-standing institutional models associated with stigma and isolation. Rather than replicating conventional psychiatric facilities, the project proposes a humane, scalable prototype that positions architecture as an active contributor to healing, dignity, and social reintegration. Set

As the war in Ukraine continues, many soldiers and veterans are surviving life changing injuries that affect both body and mind. Physical trauma is often accompanied by profound psychological impacts including PTSD, anxiety and depression. Recovery therefore requires more than surgery alone. It requires environments that support dignity, emotional safety and the gradual rebuilding of

Aqqusariaq, meaning “a trail you go through to reach your destination” in Inuktitut, reflects the recovery journey embodied by Nunavut’s first generational trauma and addiction treatment recovery centre. Developed in an Inuit‑administered territory of the Canadian Arctic, the centre is guided by a model of care created by Inuit, for Inuit, making it one of the northernmost mental

Should a bathroom door protect dignity, or prevent harm? For years, mental health wards had to choose. Bathrooms are fundamental to dignity, privacy and independence. Yet they are also among the highest-risk areas for ligature incidents. For decades this tension forced providers into an uncomfortable compromise: install heavily engineered safety doors that feel institutional, soft

Lighting plays a critical role in humanising healthcare environments. When thoughtfully designed, it introduces visual warmth, softens architectural surfaces and helps create spaces that feel safe, calm and dignified rather than clinical and institutional. Research has shown that providing patients with control over their immediate environment is one of the key design principles linked to

One ward, multiple door systems, dozens of keys. The ability for staff to enter a room quickly during an emergency is critical. Yet many clinicians still carry large keychains containing multiple override keys to operate different door systems, anti-barricade mechanisms and emergency overrides. During high-pressure situations, staff have to search through several keys to find

The Guts Cafe was the idea of one of our therapists, Joel Oliver. We run a residential unit for people with severe anxiety disorders. Many of those people are unable to work due to the severity of their condition. He also identified that fact that people’s nutrition and relationship with food was often quite poor.

Dr Kershaw’s Hospice has a long-standing commitment to providing compassionate, dignified care in an environment that supports the wellbeing of patients, families, and staff. Over recent years, the hospice has embarked on a series of transformative building and landscape projects designed to ensure that its facilities reflect the highest standards of modern hospice care. Urban